A company purchased two machines to mill silver plates. A smaller machine has a setup cost of 600 pesos and a unit cost of 3 pesos for each plate manufactured A bigger machine has a setup cost of 800 pesos but a unit cost of only 2 pesos for each plate manufactured. Find the break-even point.

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6. A company purchased two machines to mill silver plates. A smaller machine has a setup cost of 600 pesos and a unit cost of 3 pesos for each plate manufactured A bigger machine has a setup cost of 800 pesos but a unit cost of only 2 pesos for each plate manufactured. Find the break-even point.
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